Bahamas vs Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Bahamas
1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Bahamas
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 127,600 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bahamas ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78,009 current US$ per square kilometre | 55,590 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,419 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 199,415 current US$ per square kilometre | 96,822 current US$ per square kilometre | 102,593 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 451,057 current US$ per square kilometre | 208,687 current US$ per square kilometre | 242,370 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 920,501 current US$ per square kilometre | 445,836 current US$ per square kilometre | 474,665 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 291,306 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 74,995 current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Bahamas or Sri Lanka?
- Bahamas, at 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 127,600 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.